Concept of Leica M camera with a battery indicator

fully charged battery indicator

Alain Monnens, a freelance product designer from Belgium, designed this Leica M camera concept with a battery indicator emphasizing the simplicity, ease of use, purity, and the history of the brand:

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Coming next week: 7artisans 35mm f/5.6 pancake lens (lens cap) for Leica M-mount


It seems that now almost every week we get a new lens for Leica M-mount from TTartisan and 7artisans and next week will not be any different – 7artisans will announce a new 35mm f/5.6 pancake lens for Leica M-mount (M-mount lens cap). The lens will be soon available for pre-order in the PR online store. Here is some technical information on the new lens:

Update – the lens is now officially announced.

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New Skylum Luminar AI, ON1 sneak peek, NIK Collection and Capture One discounts


Skylum announced new Luminar AI with a special early bird pricing.


30% off Capture One products with coupon code LABORDAY30 (4 days only: until September 7th).


The new DxO Nik Collection 3 is now 30% off (until September 20th).


Topaz Mask AI: $79.99 (regularly $99.99)
Topaz Creator Bundle: $129.99 (reg. $149.99)
15% off all Topaz products with code RUMORS15


A sneak peek of the upcoming ON1 new Portrait AI and Color Selection Technology can be found here.

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New TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount to be announced on Friday (pre-orders now open)





On Friday TTartisan will announce a new 50mm f/1.4 ASPH lens for Leica M-mount (previously reported here). The new lens is already available for pre-order in the PhotoRumors online store with free international shipping (the first batch of pre-orders will be shipped on Monday, September 7th).

Additional information on the new TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 lens for Leica M-mount:

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New Panasonic L-mont lenses announced, latest L-mount lens roadmap and lineup


In addition to the new Lumix S5 L-mount camera (AdoramaB&H), today Panasonic also announced 5 new L-mount mirrorless lenses:

  • Panasonic Lumix S 24mm f/1.8
  • Panasonic Lumix S 35mm f/1.8
  • Panasonic Lumix S 50mm f/1.8
  • Panasonic Lumix S 85mm f/1.8 (release date: November 2020)
  • Panasonic Lumix S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6

The Panasonic L-mount lens roadmap was also updated (click for a larger view):

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L-mount updates


A recap of the latest L-mount related news can be found here.


Today Panasonic announced a new Lumix S5 mirrorless full-frame mirrorless camera with L-mount (press releasecamera specifications, main features). Pre-orders are now open at: Adorama | B&H | Park Cameras | WEX | Calumet.


If you pre-order the new Panasonic S5 at B&H, you will get a FREE Sigma 45mm f/2.8 L-mount lens with a mail-in rebate.

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Top 10 LeicaRumors posts for August 2020


 
 
  
These are the top 10 most visited LeicaRumors posts for August 2020:

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